Alan Healy

Romancing the Stone turns 42 today. Studio execs had zero faith in this Douglas/Turner/DeVito adventure from Robert Zemeckis. Then it cleared $100M, and suddenly Zemeckis could make anything he wanted. So he made his pet project... Back to the Future. DeVito's fall is hilarious!

🇮🇪 Ireland: No gun killings in the country for first time in nearly 60 years.

Two major new hotels set to transform Cork city as construction begins on key sites irishexaminer.com/news/munster/a…

Last Tango in Parish: Marlon Brando's Cork movie could finally be released 30 years on irishexaminer.com/business/compa…

PLEASE give users the option to permanently delete the godawful “for you” tab. It’s as addictive as meth, makes everyone angry and miserable (also like meth), and yet you guys won’t let us take away the “consume meth” option and instead keep it permanently placed front and centre of the app. Which means anyone trying to curate their experience/quit meth has no choice but to just delete X.

Former Lord Mayor of Cork @cllrkmac is the latest to seek a nomination to run in the Presidential race. He intends to seek the backing of four local authorities this Monday.

Accustomed to addressing the nation. Linguistics for visiting dignitaries. At home north and south. Largely trusted except when Ireland ahead late on. Arguably as much of a poet as incumbent. Would @HamiltonRTE do the decent thing and take on this presidency gig?

Are you interested in photography? Come to Kinsale on Saturday 19th and Sunday, the 20th Clodagh Kilcoyne ( Reuters ), Denis Minihane (ex-Irish Examiner), Alan Betson ( Irish Times Photographer of the Year ) John Minihan, and more eventbrite.ie/cc/big-picture…

The @LDA_Ireland have also secured lands from @BordnaMona on Monahan Road, which they also intend to develop according to @cathshan

Delighted to be nominated for my writing in the @irishexaminer Thank you very much and good luck to everyone 😊🖊️

The end of an era as Cork's legendary Lennox's chipper on the Bandon Road announces its closure from Sunday. Brian Lennox explains why they made the difficult decision. #Cork irishexaminer.com/news/munster/a…

The ieBusiness Podcast is BACK with a second season and the first episode is now live! The incredible @samanthabarry talks to me about leading @glamourmag as its editor-in-chief and being a part of the Irish diaspora. Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/7pD1AD…

Definitely never thought the Leinster House bike shelter story was going to end up being covered in the Guardian and on BBC when I filed it on Sunday morning! bbc.com/news/articles/… theguardian.com/world/article/…

Not the worst thing to happen to Franz Ferdinand in a car

House of Guinness is a weak name, they should have gone with either Game Of Throats, Suppsession, or Creamy Blinders independent.ie/entertainment/…

This shot of Gabriel Medina is ABSOLUTELY UNREAL 🤯 😱 ( 📸: Jerome Brouillet)

Jim Power: Summer economic statement sows confusion irishexaminer.com/business-colum…

The best-laid plans of of farmers and mice are often the ones which go awry irishexaminer.com/farming/arid-4…

"Glenroe was RTÉ's greatest gift to the world, but alas, like a fool and his money, RTÉ became captivated with the bright lights and the fancy talk of the city." irishexaminer.com/farming/arid-4…